This is part two of a two-part episode featuring my guest, Peace Malleni, where we cover a wide range of topics.

In this part, I ask Peace: how does a fashion designer become an international lawyer? She reflects on the similarities between running a fashion business and managing a litigation practice, and explains why lawyers need to be more creative, and how her non-legal experiences have made her a better lawyer.

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I speak with Peace Malleni, a Ugandan lawyer who has served as a UN legal officer at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Special Court for Sierra Leone and most recently, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).

We talk about her growing up during the Ugandan civilwar, her journey into law, including her time as a university student, running her own fashion company as a designer, and how she navigated different personal and professional outfits along the way.

We talk candidly about resilience, why failure andrejection are normal (and often redirection), how to figure out what kind of lawyer you want to be, and what ‘practising international law’ can actually mean in practice.

This is part one of a two-part episode, as we cover a wide range of topics. In this episode, we chat about Peace’s journey through law school and how she became an international lawyer. Be sure to check out part two for her reflections on being a fashion designer, how she has woven this into her legal practice, and the perspective it has brought to her career.

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I speak with Peace Malleni, a Ugandan lawyer who has served as a UN legal officer at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Special Court for Sierra Leone and most recently, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).

We talk about her growing up during the Ugandan civilwar, her journey into law, including her time as a university student, running her own fashion company as a designer, and how she navigated different personal and professional outfits along the way.

We talk candidly about resilience, why failure andrejection are normal (and often redirection), how to figure out what kind of lawyer you want to be, and what ‘practising international law’ can actually mean in practice.

To learn more about the Case 002/02 Appeal Judgement:https://www.legal-tools.org/doc/409scyke/

In this episode, Roanne Gonzales shares her experience as a New Colombo Plan Scholar in Thailand and Cambodia, from studying at Thammasat University to interning with Good Return and Asian Development Bank in Phnom Penh.

We talk about why cross-cultural experiences matter for law students, how a winding and often unexpected path can shape both a career and a sense of self, and she shares practical advice for students and graduates, plus her favourite comfort food!

Roanne has worked across law, impact investing, and the consulting space. While she was at university she worked at the Family and Federal Circuit Court and developed several social enterprises, including one she later gave a TEDx Talk on. Roanne is a commercial lawyer and was recently admitted before the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.

Connect with Roanne:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roanne-gonzales

Connect with Andre:

Substack: https://substack.com/@andrekwok

Instagram: @bambooandbriefs